It's the same with all the moves in wing chun. Don't try and make them perfect just do them. Don't worry about how one Bong Sau is different to the last. Just focus and try to use the little idea and shut the big idea up.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
No identical signatures
Have you ever tried to duplicate one signature exactly. It is really hard. Sifu says this is because you use your big idea to copy. Where as if you just do your signature you will get very close as you will use the little idea.
Tuesday, 3 March 2015
Open the chest
When we train we are trying to open up our chest and relax it.
In terms of posture anyone who understands human physiology will say that this is a good thing. So many people have hunched forward shoulders from leaning over computers/phones/books etc. This puts unwanted and undesirable loads on other parts of the body which are unhealthy.
As a climber I have a strong back which also exacerbates this problem making it hard to relax and open the chest up.
It is slowly coming into the main stream that proper posture whilst climbing puts you in a better position to pull hard. However I have always heard it described as move your shoulders back and down. This is technically true but I feel it is a way of thinking of it that isn't the most helpful.
The shoulder joint is a complex one but it is one that 'Rotates' it doesn't just go up and down and left and right. It is important to remember that you want the shoulder to rotate backwards. The muscles on your back, and shoulder blade should be rotating downwards. No muscles should be 'pulling' the shoulder into place.
To picture this another way, imagine you are out on a really cold day and have forgotten your coat. Most people will naturally close up their chest against the cold.
Now picture it is a comfortably warm day and you are soaking in the heat. Again the standard reflex is to open up your chest in a more relaxed way.
Play with this and hopefully you can see what I mean.
In terms of posture anyone who understands human physiology will say that this is a good thing. So many people have hunched forward shoulders from leaning over computers/phones/books etc. This puts unwanted and undesirable loads on other parts of the body which are unhealthy.
As a climber I have a strong back which also exacerbates this problem making it hard to relax and open the chest up.
It is slowly coming into the main stream that proper posture whilst climbing puts you in a better position to pull hard. However I have always heard it described as move your shoulders back and down. This is technically true but I feel it is a way of thinking of it that isn't the most helpful.
The shoulder joint is a complex one but it is one that 'Rotates' it doesn't just go up and down and left and right. It is important to remember that you want the shoulder to rotate backwards. The muscles on your back, and shoulder blade should be rotating downwards. No muscles should be 'pulling' the shoulder into place.
To picture this another way, imagine you are out on a really cold day and have forgotten your coat. Most people will naturally close up their chest against the cold.
Now picture it is a comfortably warm day and you are soaking in the heat. Again the standard reflex is to open up your chest in a more relaxed way.
Play with this and hopefully you can see what I mean.
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